The Environmental Protection Agency will require that certain private properties within the Charles, Mystic and Neponset River watersheds — an area encompassing much of Greater Boston — obtain permits to mitigate stormwater pollution:
The Environmental Protection Agency will require that certain private properties within the Charles, Mystic and Neponset River watersheds — an area encompassing much of Greater Boston — obtain permits to mitigate stormwater pollution.
Properties in the watersheds with one or more acres of parking lots, roofs, roads or other “impervious surfaces” will have to manage the stormwater that runs off their property. The permitting requirement will cover"thousands" of properties, including office parks, shopping malls, hospitals and private colleges and universities, according Ken Moraff, director of the water division at EPA's New England Regional Office.
"Nobody wants another permit," said Moraff."It's one more thing to figure out. It's something that's going to cost some amount of money."
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